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Russ Ewell invites you to embark with him on his journey to learn about the intricate relationship between Leadership, Emotion, and Spirituality. His goal is to imitate Ralph Waldo Emerson about whom Robert D. Richardson Jr. writes in 'Mind on Fire,' "Emerson’s organized, persistent, purposeful journal keeping is one of the most striking aspects of his early intellectual life."
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The Lost Art of Friendship, Final Episode of the Series: Are you willing to invest in building quality friendships?
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“The Friendship Factor” was the first book to make me think about the importance of friendship, and that how I had been building them was more careless than careful. Over the years I have come to understand the truth of the statement that, “deep friendship requires cultivation..." With all we have discussed in this series based on the article from …
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The Lost Art of Friendship, Part 12: How do we increase the depth of our friendships?
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William Deresiewicz writing in his essay "The Death of Friendship" says, "We seem terribly fragile now. A friend fulfills her duty, we suppose, by taking our side..." This runs counter to the idea of depth and friendship leaning toward the superficiality of 'leaving each other alone,' instead of 'trying to make each other better.' In this episode w…
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The Lost Art of Friendship, Part 11: What does a real friendship look and feel like?
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William Deresiewicz writing in his essay "The Death of Friendship" makes the observation that modern day friendship is lacking in comparison to the ancients or classical friendship. He writes, "As for the moral content of classical friendship, its commitment to virtue and mutual improvement, that, too, has been lost." This episode is about reclaimi…
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The Lost Art of Friendship, Part 10: What are the qualities of character necessary to build friendships?
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This episode discusses the truth ancients believed about friendship, that it requires extraordinary qualities of character. We discuss 3 key qualities in this episode. "The Death of Friendship by William Deresiewicz." How Many Friends Does One Person Need? by Robin Dunbar
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The Lost Art of Friendship, Part 9: Do we accept as truth that friendship is rare?
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This episode discusses the truth that friendship is rare, precious, and hard won. This definition is taking from the ancients based on the essay "The Death of Friendship by William Deresiewicz." How Many Friends Does One Person Need? by Robin Dunbar
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The Lost Art of Friendship, Part 8: Have we forgotten what it means to be friends?
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This episode takes as its thesis the idea that "We cannot be friends with everyone otherwise friendship has no meaning." Before you react consider the ideas inside this episode: Aptitude for Friendship: Do we ever think about our question our aptitude for friendship? The Meaninglessness of Friendship: What is it about our lack of definition to frie…
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This week I saw fear in the face of a young leader. He reminded me of my own fear at a similar age. This lead me to create an article called "Why Are We Afraid To Lead." You can find the article on Lead Different. The Art of Non-Conformity Discussed are the 6 sources of tension for young leader Chronic Insecurity Chronic Anxiety Chronic Pressure Ch…
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The Lost Art of Friendship, Part 7: Friendship or Distraction?
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This is the 7th episode of our "Lost Art of Friendship" podcast series based on the Lead Different article of the same name which you can find here. This episode begins the breakdown of 7 questions based on reflections from the William Deresiewicz essay "The Death of Friendship." The question answered in this episode: What is the difference between…
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The Lost Art of Friendship, Part 6: A Few Thoughts About Teens
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Teenagers are experiencing a punishing loneliness during this pandemic. This experience is chronicled by Ellen McCarthy in “The loneliness of an interrupted adolescence.” Teens reflect the general erosion of mental health during this pandemic. Everyone is effected in some way. The Lost Art of Friendship was written to highlight the importance of fr…
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The Lost Art of Friendship, Part 5: The Loneliness Epidemic
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"Something I have learned about my life and the lives of the hundreds I have spoken to about their emotional and spiritual lives is that loneliness is experienced more often than admitted." This quote and episode theme is drawn from "The Lost Art of Friendship," which you can find at Lead Different. "The Lonely Century" is a book by Noreena Hertz w…
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This is a quick reflection on learning. No absolutes. No certainty. Only an awareness that the future belongs to those who learn, and organizations with a learning culture. "we can then build “learning organizations,” organizations where people continually expand their capacity to create the results they truly desire, where new and expansive patter…
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Emotional Phobias lead us to "suppress and diminish our emotions." After a time, we become emotionally deprived or dehydrated. This emotional deprivation or dehydration leaves us in a state of emotional hunger or thirst at which time we start pursuing... Brené Brown: You can find all her works on Amazon here. I recommend Rising Strong, Braving the …
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The Lost Art of Friendship, Part 4: A Quick Sidebar About Men and Loneliness
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Real friendship tends to be difficult for men and boys. We are taught early on that our emotions can lead us into the “dark arts of human vulnerability...” Brian's Song: Groundbreaking movie about friendships among men (1970s) The Uncomfortable Truth about Male Loneliness: Honest depiction of the messiness involved with building male relationships…
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The Lost Art of Friendship, Part 3: How we Lose the Art of Friendship?
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"One of the best ways to receive an emotional education is through friendship. For this to occur these friendships must be built from the inside out, intrinsically not extrinsically." Tombstone: This movie's depiction of friendship is worth watching The Lost Art of Friendship: This is the article upon which the podcast series is based…
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The Lost Art of Friendship, Part 2: Friendship Requires an Emotional Education
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"We are all in desperate need of an emotional education, the very thing capable of helping us nurture and strengthen the relational aspects of life, and let’s face it, more often than not it isn’t our failure to understand the philosophy of Nietzsche or Einsteinian principles of physics which sink our lives. What sinks us most often is our failure …
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The Lost Art of Friendship, Intro: The Pursuit of Love
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The Lost Art of Friendship is an article of exploration of deeper relationships and can be found at Lead Different. This episode of the podcast is an introduction and is entitled "The Pursuit of Love" because of the following quote from the aforementioned article. "We all want to know how it feels to be loved. I believe it feels like friendship, bu…
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This is the introduction to a series about leading in times of crisis. In this first episode there are three broad topics. Featured prominently in the podcast and companion articles is the concept of empathy. You can read the article Why This Pandemic Requires Empathic Leadership to begin your journey of seeing its importance in the midst of crisis…
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This is an audio supplement to the Lead Different Article "The Pursuit of Greatness"
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This is another bonus episode for those searching for a Sunday Morning Spiritual Meditation. The theme is "The Power of Change." You as always can find the Russ Off The Cuff Podcast wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also check out my writing on leadership and change at Lead Different. How To Become an Inspiring Leader Deep Spirituality Sign …
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"Only If You Want To Change" is for people who are passionate about personal change, especially personal change can lead to changing the world. This episode takes a deep dive into making the type of choices that will reduce anxiety and stress, turn motion into action, help us choose confidence over control, live lives of boldness instead of timidit…
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This episode evolved out my research on the topic "Leadership Begins with Leading Yourself." Hopefully there will be a time when I can complete this very practical episode, but today, "The Parenting and Leadership Connection" spoke to me personally, and if you give it a chance, whether you are married or single, with or without kids, my bet is it w…
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Thank you for your patience. My audio quality needs to get better. Since I am doing these on the move, in the wild so to speak, there is a bit more mastery needed. I will get there. Hence the title, "Russ Off The Cuff." This episode may require bravery. It was helpful to me. Hope it is helpful to you. Never thought about the fact that the way to be…
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"When Life Gets To Be Too Much" is the beginning of a conversation we should have about the overwhelming nature of life, especially in the midst of a pandemic, political polarization, presidential election, wildfires, racism, and the social unrest that goes along with all of these. This is an acknowledgment I think some of you will agree with, whic…
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How To Discover Your Voice (All Episodes in 1, Unedited, No Stops)
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Turn Up The Volume On This One This recording is unique. While recording the separate 5 episodes for "How To Discover Your Voice," simultaneously I was recording a one complete episode, non-stop. You get to hear me prepare the entire series and add some commentary. One note. I am learning. You may have to turn the volume up a bit higher to hear wel…
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How To Discover Your Voice (Part 5, Time To Woodshed)
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This is the 5th of 5 episodes under the title "How To Discover Your Voice." The article upon which each episode is based can be found at Lead Different. "Discovering Your Voice" is a journey, a hero's journey, it is about building our lives, finding our destiny, listening to our heart and soul, until we are set free of all labels allowing us to aut…
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How To Discover Your Voice (Part 4, Be Original)
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This is the 4th of 5 episodes under the title "How To Discover Your Voice." The article upon which each episode is based can be found at Lead Different. "Discovering Your Voice" is a journey, a hero's journey, it is about building our lives, finding our destiny, listening to our heart and soul, until we are set free of all labels allowing us to aut…
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How To Discover Your Voice (Part 3, Role of Spirituality)
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This is the 3rd of 5 episodes under the title "How To Discover Your Voice." The article upon which each episode is based can be found at Lead Different. "Discovering Your Voice" is a journey, a hero's journey, it is about building our lives, finding our destiny, listening to our heart and soul, until we are set free of all labels allowing us to aut…
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How To Discover Your Voice (Part 2, No Short Cuts)
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This is the 2nd of 5 episodes under the title "How To Discover Your Voice." The article upon which each episode is based can be found at Lead Different. "Discovering Your Voice" is a journey, a hero's journey, it is about building our lives, finding our destiny, listening to our heart and soul, until we are set free of all labels allowing us to aut…
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How To Discover Your Voice (Part 1, Intro)
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This is the 1st of 5 episodes under the title "How To Discover Your Voice." The article upon which each episode is based can be found at Lead Different. "Discovering Your Voice" is a journey, a hero's journey, it is about building our lives, finding our destiny, listening to our heart and soul, until we are set free of all labels allowing us to aut…
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Taking a snapshot from the best-selling biography of Ulysses S. Grant by Ron Chernow Russ Ewell reflects on how leaders can be worn down and potentially squander their leadership potential. This episode is based on an original idea called "10 Fears That Limit Our Leadership Potential," which became "Before You Give Up On Being A Leader." Why change…
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